Editor’s note: The Marshall Area YMCA is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Members of the community are sharing some of their memories of bringing the YMCA to Marshall. In the late 1990’s the completion of the Marshall Flood Control Project opened up much of the city for commercial and ...

A hard frost has heralded the end of the growing season even though there are some plants – they are probably guys — who are insisting, “Really, I’m fine! It’s just a leaf wound!” Our garden turned in a stellar performance despite this summer’s incessant heat and insufficient ...

Anyone who wants to find out what’s available for dining in the Marshall area should go to Taste of Marshall. I ventured out to the Red Baron Arena on Monday to see what the 2023 event had to offer. There were 22 vendors, more than I could sample. In my younger days I could really pack ...

If you don’t own anything purple in your wardrobe, time to start shopping before October rolls around. The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence first started Domestic Violence Awareness Month in 1981. Back then, it was a Day Of Unity. The color purple was selected as the color to ...

To paraphrase Bob Ross, God was having a good day when He made the Black Hills. My wife and I have toured the Black Hills several times over the years. Our first sojourn was during our honeymoon, more than four decades ago. We revisited the Hills again recently and discovered that they ...

The city of Deadwood stretches out at the bottom of the wooded gulch that bears its name, a sinuous snippet of civilization amidst an impenetrable coniferous forest. Towering spruce and pines cling to the rocky hillsides that border the town. The slopes appear to recline at nearly 90°, with ...